Court waits on report in Zilic murder case

Updated
Tue Mar 10 15:55:00 EST 2009

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It is alleged Aliya Zilic, 33, murdered his son Imran.

ABC News

A defence lawyer for a West Australian man accused of murdering his three-year-old son and dumping the body in a mine shaft in outback South Australia last year has asked for a four-week adjournment while she waits on a psychological report.

It is alleged Aliya Zilic, 33, murdered his son Imran shortly after collecting him from his mother's home in Perth last April.

The body was found down a mine shaft near the opal mining town of Coober Pedy and prosecutors have been gathering evidence for the case from three states.

Defence lawyer Bronwen Waldron has told Adelaide Magistrates Court that her client cannot answer the murder charge until a psychological report is ready.